Author of Paper Critical of Microsoft is Fired

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Author of Paper Critical of Microsoft is Fired

Posted by CowboyNeal on Thursday September 25, 2003 @03:03PM from the suspicious-coincidences dept.

chongo writes "Daniel E. Geer Jr., one of the primary authors of a report Reliance On MS A Danger To National Security, was fired from @stake Thursday morning. @stake said that 'The values an opinions of the report are not in line with @stake's views' and that Geer's participation was 'not sanctioned.' Microsoft, who has worked closely with @stake in the past, denied that it was involved in @stake's decision to fire Dan." There might not be anything fishy going on at all, but that's no reason to stop making perfectly good conspiracy theories.

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Hey! by B3ryllium · 2003-09-25 15:04 · Score: 5, Funny

Can I have his job? I can write well, and I can be non-critical of Microsoft software.

For instance, they have made great strides in improving Calculator and Notepad in recent versions of Windows.
Conspiracy theories? by paroneayea · 2003-09-25 15:07 · Score: 5, Funny

I bet it was... the Time Terrorists*!
*Time Terrorists also responisble for the destruction of the Titanic, the Hindenburg, and the creation of SCO.

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Time for a stupid joke... by eu_neke · 2003-09-25 15:07 · Score: 5, Funny

Looks like there was more "@stake" than he expected =p

(waits for groans)
My head hurts... by Otter · 2003-09-25 15:08 · Score: 4, Funny

@stake said that 'The values an opinions of the report are not in line with @stake's views' and that Geer's participation was 'not sanctioned.' Microsoft, who has worked closely with @stake in the past, denied that it was involved in @stake's decision to fire Dan.
OK, if you need to mention a company's gimmicky, non-alphabetical name once, so be it. But all those @s are giving me a headache in a brain region I haven't had to use since we had that run of :CueCat stories.
The scary thing is that you could use 4tst4k3 repeatedly and I wouldn't blink at it. 47s74k3 would require some effort...

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1. Re:My head hurts... by Otter · 2003-09-25 15:40 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I posted that last comment, got on my bike and started home and got stuck at a red light across the street from the freaking @stake office!
  And then I come home to this. Which part of what I wrote sounded like "Post some complete non-sequitur and write @stake three more times!"?
  
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The other half by mcrbids · 2003-09-25 15:10 · Score: 4, Funny

And, in other news, in an SEC filing, Microsoft has disclosed a cash "gift" to a company called @stake.

Said Microsoft spokesman: "It's a voluntary contribution, with much at stake. ".

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Oh, "Critical"? by Karpe · 2003-09-25 15:15 · Score: 4, Funny

I read that as "Author of Paper Clip of Microsoft is Fired". It sounded much more exciting.
Re:I'm sure he'll find a new job by Pathetic+Coward · 2003-09-25 16:37 · Score: 4, Funny

Did he have to train his Indian replacement?
Re:Aah! My paper! by Wolfrider · 2003-09-25 19:59 · Score: 5, Funny

...I guess he really didn't realize his job was @Stake...

(Mod -1 Horrible)

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